A/C Condensate Draining

[flogator376]

I have a 2005 Keystone Hornet Travel Trailer. The A/C unit is a 15,00 btu unit by Coleman. I do
not have the model number at this time. My problem is: I have the TT setup on a concrete pad. The unit is leveled and the AC condensate is drainin from both sides of the roof. I want to direct the condensate drain to the rear or one side of the unit. Can a drain hose be placed on the unit to accomplish this?

[Eric J]

I dont have the answer on how to attach a drain to the pan? but I have a thought that may could work to help direct the water to one side of the camper?

Eternabond tape

could a strip (say 3 inch wide) be put down some where close to the path the water drains now and cut some 1 inch strips to stick down on each side of the 3 inch say 2 layers on top of each other and direct it to one side by doing so?
maybe some other people will chime in?
however it would be a catch all for leaves and small debris but they get caught around the AC unit anyway?

if you were able to attach a drain hose up their? the hose would also have to be attached up their some how so when in transport the wind would not have it flopping around up their?

[Carl]

Mine drains right over the darn door and I have been thinking of building a mote around the thing with a channel going away and off the roof. The channel would be made from some plastic hose covered with Eternabond. I don't think you will find a drain hole in the pan like you do for house style ACs. When I replace my gasket in the near future, I am going to see if I can put a drain in the pan. Carl

[petenkathy]

It sounds to me like you guys are too perfect. When I set up my unit I always set it up a tiny bit off level in the back so my air conditioners drain off the back. This isn't enough to mess with the refrigerator it just keeps the water off the front door and to the rear, both rain and air conditioner. By the back I am talking the drivers side and even a little to the rear. It has always worked very well for me.

[Russ Chastain]

My gutter funnels it away from my door... although there's a seam in the gutter farther back that I never sealed, and it likes to leak there.

Pete, my big rig has a roof that's pitched both right and left. Where the condensate runs is determined by which side of the unit it comes out of. And it likes to come out the right side, hence the condensate always runs down the door side of the trailer. The rig would have to be extremely off-level to make it run towards the back (left) side of the trailer.

[Eric J]

my roof is higher in the rear than the front, no way it would/could ever drain to the rear, however like Russ it drains into the gutter strip on which ever side it happens to run off to which seems to be the the side the door is on most of the time. the lil gutter strip does work well tho.

pete, in my opinion if their is one thing to have level it would be the frig.
I think it was mickey? that posted this.....

Any chance the rig has been parked on an un-level surface? Operation sounds like what may happen if not level while parked with frig running for some time. Some of the chromate in with the ammonia has gotten over heated and has partially crystallized and is partially blocking the flow of ammonia. Once chromate has crystallized, reduced cooling will happen on both power sources.

dont think it will happen quick but, shortin the life of it?